MUSEUM
The Cloisters
The Forty Part Motet in one of the chapels at The Clisters was spectacular. The Forty refers to the 40 singers that were individually recorded while all 40 sang together in Salisbury Catherdral in England. Each high quality speaker projected a single singer's voice. The 40 speakers were place on stands in an oval within the chapel that lisgteners were able to get into the center of the sound.
The chapel had stone walls, a stone floor, wooden ceilings, and no benches to soften and breakup the sound.
I encourage you to take the time to follow the links below.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324549004579063513655382586.html?KEYWORDS=cloisters+motet
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304213904579093062090038216.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5
I found this YouTube that has the camera move in and out of various speakers to isolate individual singers. There's a fair amount of movement of people wandering around in this video. When we were there, many more people, much less movement, most eyes were closed with people simply listening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChzL9-P0uVo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304213904579093062090038216.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5
I found this YouTube that has the camera move in and out of various speakers to isolate individual singers. There's a fair amount of movement of people wandering around in this video. When we were there, many more people, much less movement, most eyes were closed with people simply listening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChzL9-P0uVo
http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/visit-the-cloisters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloisters
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